{"id":179827,"date":"2018-09-03T04:25:08","date_gmt":"2018-09-03T08:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=179827"},"modified":"2018-09-03T04:25:08","modified_gmt":"2018-09-03T08:25:08","slug":"ontario-issues-new-invitations-francophone-express-entry-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/09\/03\/ontario-issues-new-invitations-francophone-express-entry-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario issues new invitations to francophone Express Entry candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Collins Bay Institution (medium-security prison) in Kingston, Ontario, Canada (Photo By P199 – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Government of Ontario has invited 29 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination through its French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream.<\/p>\n

The August 30 draw was Ontario\u2019s twelfth through the\u00a0French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream<\/a>\u00a0since the start of June.<\/p>\n

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) has now invited 1,006\u00a0Express Entry<\/a>\u00a0candidates\u00a0in 29 draws through its French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream since the start of 2018.<\/p>\n

The OINP said candidates invited in this round submitted their Express Entry profiles between January 1, 2018 and August 30, 2018.<\/p>\n

The French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream was launched in 2015 to target French-speaking Express Entry candidates who qualify for either the\u00a0Federal Skilled Worker Class<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0the\u00a0Canadian Experience Class<\/a>\u00a0and are sufficiently proficient in English (CLB 6 or higher).<\/p>\n

There are also\u00a0unique provincial criteria<\/a>\u00a0that candidates must meet.<\/p>\n

The stream aims to bolster Ontario\u2019s francophone community, which numbers more than 622,000 people and is the largest French-speaking minority in Canada.<\/p>\n

Express Entry manages the pool of candidates for Canada\u2019s three federal economic immigration programs \u2014 the\u00a0Federal Skilled Worker Class<\/a>, the Federal Skilled Trades Class and the Canadian Experience Class.<\/p>\n

Express Entry candidates who are nominated by Ontario receive an additional 600 points toward their\u00a0Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS)<\/a>\u00a0score.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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